A few days ago, some Chinese media reported that Xiaomi insiders revealed in an interview with relevant media that Lei Jun will bring the Xiaomi auto engineering prototype to a public event in August, and then the vehicle will start including winter road tests. This is undoubtedly a step closer to the goal of mass production in the first half of 2024. According to the revelations, Lei Jun has devoted a lot of energy to Xiaomi Auto. As long as he works in Xiaomi Technology Park, he will spend almost two-thirds of his time in the office building where Xiaomi Auto is alone. get excited. It is worth noting that there are also relevant Xiaomi officials who said that the time of the August debut is inaccurate, and the final official announcement time shall prevail.

　　On March 30, 2021, Xiaomi officially announced its entry into the smart electric vehicle industry. According to the announcement released by Xiaomi Group, Xiaomi plans to set up a wholly-owned company to be responsible for the smart electric vehicle business, with an initial investment of 10 billion yuan and an estimated investment of 10 billion US dollars in the next 10 years, led by Lei Jun himself.

　　At the end of 2021, Xiaomi Auto Headquarters officially signed a contract to settle in Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone. It is reported that Xiaomi Auto Project will build Xiaomi Auto Headquarters Base, Sales Headquarters, and R&D Headquarters, and will build a vehicle factory with an annual output of 300,000 vehicles in two phases. The production capacity of Phase II and Phase II is 150,000 units respectively.